Folks,
First thanks for all your energy and support over the past several years and especially your support for on the Wayward Farms rezoning and the Oberlin and Cameron Villages over the past few months. We have participated together in many rezoning and political adventures *most very successfully*. (see below). It has been through your support that neighborhoods have been able to insist on good development in their communities.
Wade/Oberlin Small Area Plan this weekend!
Please help once again this Friday and Saturday to help plan for the future of the Oberlin and Cameron Village communities: The Raleigh City Council has initiated a special planning study for the Cameron Village city focus area, which includes the Cameron Village shopping center, the Wade/Oberlin intersection and Wade corridor, Oberlin from Wade to Clark Ave. and adjacent residential areas. This plan will guide future development and redevelopment of the area.
http://www.raleigh-nc.org/planning/Small_Area_Plans/Wade_Oberlin_SAP.htm
Follow the links on the webpage for further information on the site area and meeting notes.
You are invited to attend two public walk-through sessions or open houses for the WADE/OBERLIN SMALL AREA PLAN: Friday, January 17th 7:00 - 8:30 PM @ Cameron Village Public Library Saturday, January 18th 4:00 - 5:30 PM @ Cameron Village Public Library The purpose of these open houses is to review work done by the Advisory Group appointed by the City Council to represent the various interests in the area. There will be no formal presentations. Please drop by anytime during the hour and a half hour period and add your comments. The open houses will be on Friday, January 17th from 7 to 8:30 PM and Saturday, January 18th from 4 to 5:30 PM in the Cameron Village Public Library, 1930 Clark Avenue, in the Cameron Village Shopping Center.
Questions/comments email James Brantley, Raleigh Planning Department, or call 890-3675. Also note, the Plan Design Workshop for the Advisory Group hold their workshop from 9:00 AM until 4:20 PM on Friday, January 17th and Saturday, and from 9:00 AM until about 2:00 PM on January 18th at the Cameron Village Public Library.
Oberlin-Wade Plan (Coker II) approved 7 -1 by City Council on 12/18/2002
A Master Plan and rezoning for a site extending from Wade Avenue to Oberlin Road and Daniels Street near Cameron Village was approved Wednesday, Dec. 18th by the City Council 7-1. Benson Kirkman who represents the neighborhoods in this area voted against the project and stated that the housing density should be lower. The plan (Z-56-02 / MP-2-02) includes 55,000 sf of Office (the Occidental) on 3.5 acres, 27,000 sf of retail and 373 dwelling units on an 8.5 acre site (43.5 units per acre).
There had been several joint meetings of the Wade, Hillsborough and Five-Points CAC on this project. The neighbors voted 85% against this project at the second meeting and at the 3rd joint meeting voted 98% in favor of limiting the number of units to 225 on the site. NCRDR Board voted unanimously against rezoning on several occasions – doesn’t follow the UDG, put twice as much traffic in the area as either maximum O&I office or housing would have allowed, to dense, no open space and too far from mass transit for starters. NCRDR felt that this project was not a compromise project, but did seriously compromise Cameron Village and Oberlin Village communities. Unfortunately, except for Benson Kirkman, our City Council did not follow the request from the neighbors.
Stanhope Z-55-02 off Hillsborough St. @ McKnight Ave. and Concord St. The rezoning of 7.01 acres from O&I-2, NB & IND-2 to PDD & PBOD was approved by the City Council unanimously on 11/19/02. The first phase will be an 8 story 700 bed dormitory and an 8 story parking deck.
New Police Districts
Perhaps one of the most progressive chances that Raleigh has experienced in recent times is the districting of Raleigh into 6 districts, thus making our police more integrated, accessible and responsible to the neighborhoods. This is bold change to 'community policing' initiated by our Chief of Police Jane Perlov. It affords neighborhoods direct access to police who know our neighborhoods intimately and thus our needs and problems. The next step is ours. We will have the opportunity to establish positive and informative relations with our officers that we will see and work with every day. How to join this new journey (**And bring the family, kids will have a ball!): The Raleigh Police Department cordially invites you to attend their Open House Festivities
District-26 stationhouse, 6-8pm, January 27th, 2003, Avent Ferry Shopping Center, 3281 Avent Ferry Road, Suite 101, Raleigh 858-0120
District 21, 7-8PM 1/30/03, Town Ridge Shopping Center, Glenwood Ave. District 22 & 23, 7:30-9:00 1/16/03 Litchford Village Shopping Center at 8320 Litchford Rd. District 24, 7-9, 1/28/03, First Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, 2525 Cross Link Road. The Downtown District 25, 6-7:30 1/21/03, Moore Square Magnet Middle School at 301 South Person St.
The NCRDR journey ….
NCRDR (see http://www.ncrdr.com) has assisted communities like the North Raleigh Coalition to preserve the Falls Lake watershed from a mega-church development (project withdrawn), supported Bickett Place in their quest for quality infill (infill went from 21 to 12 units), successfully helped Harrington Grove with the Sycamore Creek Rescue Effort and held a city-wide neighborhood summit this past winter. We also worked with the Oberlin/Cameron Village neighborhoods (Coker Towers PDD rezoning– defeated in 2001) and successful in assisting Wayward Farms defeat a dense PDD on a 56 acre horse farm. We are honored that by the trust bestowed by our neighbors throughout Raleigh. While we worked to defeat the dense PDD rezoning (R-43) Coker II housing development on 8.5 acres, our effort fell short with the City Councilors (see above). It shows neighborhoods still have work to do in the future to preserve their quality of life.
NCRDR supports Smart Growth, walkable communities, and infill that is appropriate and beneficial to the surrounding neighborhoods. We believe that if neighborhoods continue to insist on development that enhances their community & promotes their quality of life, we can build a wonderful city.
Thanks for all your support!
Neighborhood Coalition (NCRDR)
